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Wine & Drinks

Wine has been made in what is now Georgia for around 8,000 years, and much of it still ferments in clay qvevri buried in the ground. Start with what is in the glass, then find the bar that pours it.

Chacha display in Mtskheta, Georgia

Georgian Drinks: What to Drink in Georgia and Where to Try It in Tbilisi

Tbilisi is known for its qvevri wine. Here's what to drink in Georgia, from amber wine to chacha, and where to try it.

Bottle of Usakhelauri Wine

Georgian Wine Guide: Regions, Styles and What to Order

Georgia is known for 8,000 years of winemaking. Here is what to know about its styles, regions, prices and bars.

Containers next to the Gorijvari, Georgia.

Qvevri Wine: How Georgia Makes Wine in Buried Clay Jars

Georgia is known for qvevri wine. Here is what the clay jars are, how the wine tastes and where to try it in Tbilisi.

Georgian amber (qvevri) wine from Rkatsiteli (10 years old)

Amber Wine: Georgia's Orange Wine and Where to Drink It in Tbilisi

Georgia is known for amber wine. Here is what to know about how it is made, how it tastes and where to drink it.

Vins géorgiens à une exposition internationale

The Best Georgian Wines to Try: Amber, Saperavi and Semi-Sweet

Georgia is known for Saperavi and amber wine. Here are the 12 bottles I would try first and what they cost.

Galaktion Street in historical old part of Tbilisi, Georgia.

The Best Wine Bars in Tbilisi

Tbilisi is known for natural and qvevri wine. Here are the best wine bars, what a glass costs and what to order.

Chateau Mukhrani Georgian wine tasting

Wine Tasting in Tbilisi: Where to Book a Tasting, Class or Sommelier

Tbilisi is known for its wine. Here is where to taste it, what a tasting or class costs and what you will be poured.

Kakheti Wine Tour from Tbilisi: Routes, Prices and Wineries

Kakheti is the wine region two hours east of Tbilisi. Here is how to pick a route, a tour and the wineries.

A still for distilling Chacha, or Georgian vodka- this is what a typical home chacha distillery would look like.. I tried it on a couple of occasions (not here

Georgian Chacha: The Grape Brandy and Where to Drink It in Tbilisi

At a Georgian table the first glass is often chacha. Here is what to know about its strength, the bars and the bottles.

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The Georgian Supra: The Tamada, the Toasts and How to Join a Feast

Georgia is known for the supra, its toast-led feast. Here is how the tamada, the toasts and the drinking horn work.

A packed Wednesday meetup at the bar of Crossroads Bar in Tbilisi, expats and locals talking over cocktails

The Best Bars in Tbilisi

Tbilisi is known for wine, but its bar scene goes further. Here are 12 bars I rate, what drinks cost and where to go.

A pale creamy cocktail on ice with a lemon twist at Crossroads Bar

The Best Cocktail Bars in Tbilisi

Tbilisi is known for wine, but its cocktail bars hold their own. Here are the best ones, the speakeasies and the prices.

View of the eastern part of the Saburtalo District of Tbilisi from Zemo Vedzisi neighbourgood, taken from the stairs connecting the upper Meri Davitashvili

The Best Rooftop Bars in Tbilisi

Tbilisi is known for its sunsets over the old town. Here are the rooftop bars to watch one from, and what a drink costs.

In Georgia, wine was cultivated several thousand years ago.

Where to Buy Wine in Tbilisi: The Best Wine Shops in 2026

Tbilisi sells wine almost everywhere. Here are the best wine shops, what bottles cost and how to get them home.

The Best Wineries in Kakheti: 10 Cellars Worth the Drive

Kakheti is known for its wine cellars. Here are the 10 wineries I would visit, what they cost and which need booking.

Craft Beer in Tbilisi: The Best Beer Bars and Breweries

Tbilisi has a young craft beer scene. Here are the best beer bars, the breweries to order and what a pint costs.

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Georgian Beer: Natakhtari, Zedazeni, Argo and the Brews Worth Ordering

Georgia is wine country, but beer is the everyday drink. The lagers to order, the craft brews and where to drink them.

Lagidze lemonade. Tbilisi, Georgia.

Lagidze Water: Georgian Lemonade and Tarragon Soda in Tbilisi

Lagidze water is the Georgian soda made with natural syrups. Here are the flavors, the story and where to drink it.

Rtveli - Vintage in Kakheti

Rtveli, the Grape Harvest in Georgia: Dates, Tours and What Happens

Rtveli is the autumn grape harvest in Georgia. Here is when it runs, how to join a family harvest and what it costs.

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Taking Georgian Wine Home: Allowances, Packing and Shipping

Georgia is known for its wine. Here is how much you can bring home, how to pack the bottles and when to ship instead.

Rkatsiteli grapes, Kakheti, Georgia

Georgian Grape Varieties: 17 Native Grapes and Where to Taste Them

Georgia grows hundreds of native grapes. Here are the 17 to know, what each tastes like and where to try them.

This is a photo of a cultural heritage monument in Georgia identified by the ID

Wineries near Tbilisi: Chateau Mukhrani and the Kartli Cellars

Kartli has good wineries within an hour of Tbilisi. Here are the cellars I would visit and how to reach them.

Borjomi and Georgian Mineral Water: Taste, Brands and Prices

Georgia is known for salty mineral water. Here is how Borjomi tastes, what else to drink and where to find the spring.

Camellia sinensis bushes in Guria (Georgia)

Georgian Tea: History, Plantations and Where to Try It in Tbilisi

Georgia grows its own tea in the west. Here is its story, where to buy it in Tbilisi and which estates to visit.

Mtatsminda Park, Tbilisi

Wine Festivals in Tbilisi: The New Wine Festival and More

Tbilisi pours its new wine in public every May. Here are the festivals, dates, tickets and how to taste well.